Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-01
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
List Of the Most Important Measures
Passed.

The following is a list of important meas
he Legislature just closed:
COUNCIL BILLS.
To provide for the registration and payment
Of Board of Education warrants. and to pre-
scribe the rates of interest thereon.
10 provide for the printing OF 500 copies of
the Act Of Congress prohibiting speciallegisla-
ton by Territorial Legislatures.
Providing that all surplus in mortgage sales
shall be paid to mortgagor instead Of mort
gagee.
TO provide for the burial of Union soldiers,
sailors and marines who die in destitute Cir
cImstances.
To provide that private corporations-exccpt
insurance-may be formed by the association
of three or more persons.
To provide that no Judgment shall be rem.
dered by any court until after such decision
has been filed with the Clerk of the District
Count.
To amend tho name of the Moravian Society
of Cass County.
To provide for subordinate officers of Coun-
Gil and House anil tllair conversation.
To attach the Clun"us ;f Stanley, Sterling
and Nowlin to the County o. Duv1eiail for judi
cial purposes.
To authorize the appointment Of . lc,;sla-
tive committee to colior with = like committee
from Montana on the plcuro-pneumonia Qucs-
ton.
To allow legitimate mining interests to use
Rapid Creek for drainage purposes.
10 appropriate money for public printing.
10 extend the term OF office Of County Audi
tors elected in 1885 one year.
To provide for the issuing OF duplicate OF
bonds or coupons lost or destroyed.
10 place inmates of Insane asyluns under
the protection OF the laws by securing to them
the right of communicating with friends. by
letter.
To provide for the maintenance and to en-
courage the organization of volunteer fire com
panies in the Territory.
Declaring and protecting the legal identity
OF married women.
Providing the duties of Town Treasurer.
10 prOvlue for purchasing session laws for
use OF members OF Legislature.
To create a new subdivision of the Second
Judicial District.
To enable the formation of County Mutual
Insurance Companies.
10 increase the compensation of sheriffs in
summoning jurors.
10 protect large game and quail.
10 provide funds for locating a Reform
School at Plankinton.
Requiring officers making attachments to
make their returns within twenty days.
Authorizing. cities, towns and villages to
fund outstanding Indebtedness.
Requiring teachers in public schools to keen
a'record OF visits from County Supcrintend-
ents.
To provide for the issuance of bonds by
cities and municipal corporations for school
and other purposes.
Providing for the organization of civil town.
ships and the government thereof.
lloWlnS mileage to court reporters,
RevlslnS law entitled LOAN of money to
Black Hills" w
10 permit the construction of bridges over
paying for the same.
10 amend the drainage law so as to mako it
more effective.
Allowing the Justices of tho Supreme Court
$1,000 a year for expenses.
70 establish an experimental station at the
DrooklnSs Agricultural College.
70 authorize railway companies TO apnoint
police officers. "ppo'n'
10 reimburse Geo. Llley for MONEYS adj
Vanceu to pay for furnishing and completing
OF pc Pof camno OF public buildings.
daniage caused by the same. "'
the Territory. o''ee !
70 define the boundaries of Cavalier co,ntv
FlxlnS the legal rates of legal printing,
10 provide funds for the construction If ,
metallurgicai laboratory for tho School u ~ q
Mines at Rapid City. 0oi 81
frovldllS 1or improvements to the School of
$:2S,WU therefor. "PP'opiiat1ls
.;o 10 J Pr row, for the Incorporation and regula-
oil 1odil ASSOCIATIONS
10 remove the political disabilities Of uonr,
MuchaW and restore him to citizenshin ''
Providing for the distribution Of DaEo+. G.,
preme Court reports. DAA''a gu
establishing the office of Public Exami,or
Providing for the payment of rent INa an tho
tents used at the encampment at FARGO in; in ,s we
10 provide for the government Of ffS H. s So iooo;
OF Dea1 Mutes at Sioux Falls. 'oNoo
10 provide for furnishing to tho s,n-
from hail and drought seed wheat the '" com;ns
Relating to the manner of se]ect;no i,,..u-
PROVIDING that persons foreclos;5o Jurors ro
proceeds. ~ COSTS from
Making it the duty of County T, eas,,ror,
cef.iiy 10 abstracts of title to real estate n;t 70
in abstract. PioPcr'y set forth
HOUSE BILLS,
removal of Fort Abraham Linco n "sainst tho
10 repeal law cXempting Countios oe
, lawrence, Pennington, Mandan and u EGuster,
{ from the usury law. "nu forsyth
coIo Purena@e seyenty-two copies Of Tav;,oo,,
oo Te 10Y use of Members of the Ieris hiyttisees
10 repeal the act authorizing the tIRpa anl
Goa,ty Commissioners of Nelson noard OF
iupu OUTSTANDING Indebtedness. county to
i PROVIDING that Road Overseers shall WAL.